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I don't understand people who expect anything different. This is what GSP does. It's like buying a Taylor Swift album expecting some heavy metal.
I find GSP to be fun to watch because seeing fighters against him is like watching them try to solve a puzzle for the ultimate fighter. And he really doesnt lay n pray, he's pretty active on the ground going for strikes and submissions occasionally.

I don't understand people who expect anything different. This is what GSP does. It's like buying a Taylor Swift album expecting some heavy metal.
I find GSP to be fun to watch because seeing fighters against him is like watching them try to solve a puzzle for the ultimate fighter. And he really doesnt lay n pray, he's pretty active on the ground going for strikes and submissions occasionally.

But if Taylor Swift says its going to be heavy metal and you bought it and it wernt would you be pissed?. George often promises stuff and never delivers, he never fights to finish, there's never a risk. Gsp often gets in positions that would allow him to finish and then still plays it safe.

But if Taylor Swift says its going to be heavy metal and you bought it and it wernt would you be pissed?. George often promises stuff and never delivers, he never fights to finish, there's never a risk. Gsp often gets in positions that would allow him to finish and then still plays it safe.

That's a fair argument but I never take anything any fighter says pre-fight seriously at all, so you fans kind of have to blame yourselves for buying into what you know is marketing hype. Hype is meant to fool casual fans, but everybody on these forums should know better by now.

But if Taylor Swift says its going to be heavy metal and you bought it and it wernt would you be pissed?. George often promises stuff and never delivers, he never fights to finish, there's never a risk. Gsp often gets in positions that would allow him to finish and then still plays it safe.

GSP is the best tactical fighter in MMA. You find weaknesses in your opponents skill-set and you do your best to exploit them. It's what competition is all about. That's why he's the champ and one of the greatest of all time.

Dan Hardy (laughable title contender...poor in most areas...average in striking)

Josh Koscheck(one dimensional wrestler who thinks hes the second coming of Chuck Liddell. Poor striker. Poor fight IQ.
Average jiu-jitsu. Jabbed to death while overusing overhand rights and not trying to wrestle despite ability to take GSP down)

IMO Hendricks will be his most interesting challenger since he can strike and wrestle. His submission grappling isnt very good but he can scramble a bit so it's good enough. He just needs to control GSP anyway...not submit him.

Oh and the main point of this post is that I don't believe GSP "plays it safe". I believe he's not that great at any particular area in MMA. He's very good at everything. GSP was never the best wrestler in MMA...that was an extremely distorted half truth. He has the best takedown setups in MMA because he's explosive and because he sets it up so well with his strikes....he has outstanding balance and reactions so he can defend most takedowns for the most part...

But he doesn't hit particularly hard...and he doesn't have great submission acumen....so he doesn't finish fights.